Week 1 Readings

Lied Library @ Four Years
I found this article to be very interesting from a technological point-of-view.  I never realized how up-to-date libraries had to be in order to satisfy the public's and student's (in the case of an academic library) needs.  It seems to be that libraries will constantly be busy in regards to keeping up to date on the current technologies that are available.  One problem I think libraries should worry about is the rapid pace at which new technologies are being developed.  Since "technologies never stand still," libraries may find it extremely difficult to stay up to date on the current technologies.  This is true, especially given the costs of the technologies.

2004 Information Format Trends: Content, Not Containers
This article showed the very rapid growth of electronics within the information field.  People are more interested nowdays in the content of books and articles, rather than what "containers" (books, journals, etc.) they come in.  I thoroughly agree with the article that libraries of all kinds should invest a great amount of time and money in the evergrowing smartphone technology.  Libraries should look to enhance the public's desire for information with these technologies.  If this were to happen, maybe the use of libraries would significantly increase, which would prove evidence that the library is a fundamental need for society.  This would also maybe increase the amount of funding for libraries in general since the public would be using them more.

Information Literacy and Information Technology Literacy
Since we live in an evergrowing technological world, it is important that members of the community establish a well-based knowledge of technology literacy.  Although older methods of information literacy (books, journals, card catalogs, etc.) are still useful, people need to learn how to use various forms of electronic media in order to stay up-to-date with the technology age.  This article is very much concerned with the educational opportunities, or lack thereof, of that help people learn more about how technology works in information literacy.